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G S BELL Grain Measure and Register. No. 233,136.

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0. S. BELL. Grain Measure and Register.

No. 233,136. Patented Oct. 12,1330.

PETERS. PHOTO: ITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrce.

CHARLES S. BELL, OF AMADOR CITY, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF OF HISRIGHT TO J. R. JOHNS AND W. W. KIRKLAND.

GRAIN MEASURE AND REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,136, dated October12, 1880.

Application filed July 10, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern at the mouth of the chute held by the sack-Be it known that I, GHARLEs S. BELL, of holder. This chute has a gate,I, which is to Amador Oity,eounty of Amador, and State of be used whenthe grain is being sacked, as

California, have invented an Improved Grain when the measure does notfill the sack the Register and Measure; and I hereby declare measurercan let out enough more to fill the the following to be a full, clear,and exact desack, and then stop the flow of grain from the scriptionthereof. chute until he changes the sack without inter- My inventionrelates to an improved grain fering in any way with the grain that isbeing register and measure; and my improvements measured.

I0 consistin certain details of construction and The sack-holder Kiscomposed of a swiveled 6o combination of parts whereby the grain fromcurved bar having hooks it upon it, correspondthe separator is measured,and the amount that ing fixed hooks 1 being placed on the bottom passesthrough the measure is registered and of the chute for the other cornersof the sack. afterwardpassed to the sackin the sack-holder, 0n the sideof the case or frame are fixed 15 as is more fully described in theaccompanythe index-fingers L M, as shown, these moving ing drawings. ona dial to indicate and register the amount Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of my device. of grainpassingthrough themeasures. Inside Figs. 2and 3 are sections of the same. Fig. the case is a train of threewheels, N 0 P, with 4 shows the dial mechanism. which the hands areconnected, the train being 20 On suitable frame-work are mounted two setin motion each time the lever is moved that measures, B B, side by side,each adapted to trips the tip-pan. hold an equal quantity of grain,preferably one The hand L is arranged to count from one busheleach.Where,however,itisnotiutended to one hundred. The hand M registers huntosack the grain, they may each hold two dreds alone. 1f the hand M standsat 2,

25 bushels. A tip-pan, C, is placed over and beand the hand L stands at25, the combined tween these measures, into which the grain handsindicate that two hundred and twentypours from the grain spout of theseparator. five bushels of grain have passed through the This tip-pan isintended to change the grain measures,and so on. On the main wheel N isto the measures alternately, and as soon as one a lug, n, which, everytime the main wheel N re- 0 measure is filled the pan is turned tocharge volves once, comes in contact with the central into the other.wheel, 0, and this revolves the pointer-wheel A slip-gate or falsebottom, D, is placed un- P, which turns the hand M once. der themeasures and secured on a lever, E, so On the lever F are two arms, ItR, each havthat as it closes the bottom of one measure it in g anadjusting-nut, r r, and these connect 3 5 opens that of the other, thisaction being alterwith bars 8 S, having spring-pawls T T, which nate. Assoon as the measure is filled amoveengage withthe main wheel of theseries to rement of the lever opens the bottom and lets volve it. Theadjustable arms admit of reguthat grain flow out, and the same movementlating the stroke of the springs or pawls. The throws the bottom overand closes the other movement of the lever F therefore brings these 0previously-emptied measure. Connected with pawls into contact with thewheel alternately, 0 this leverE is a vertical lever, F, swiveled on oreach time it is moved in either direction the the crank G of thetip-pan, as shown, so that wheel is revolved sufficiently to move thethe movement of the lever E, in opening and pointer one mark on the dialwithout fail. In closing the bottom, also moves the tip-pan, so this waythe grain is measured accurately and 45 that it will direct the graininto the measure the amount thrashed is registered. in which the bottomis closed, making it im- The measure may be used for any similarpossible for any grain to be directed into the purpose, such asmeasuring grain in ships measure without the bottom. loaded in bulk, inwarehouses, &c.

Achute, H,receives the grain from the meas- When the measures are madeto hold two 50 ures B B, and thence carries it into the sack bushels thefigures on the dials will be marked 10o 2. In combination with themeasures B B, 15 tip-pan U, levers E F, and sliding bottom D, theindex-fingers L M on the indicating-dials, the operating-wheels N O P,adjustable arm R It, bars S S, and pawls T T, whereby the grain ismeasured, discharged, and the amount indicated and registeredsimultaneously, sub stantially as herein set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

CHARLES SPRINGER BELL. Witnesses E. A. SLoUT, H. W. MCDONALD.

